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noun, plural as·sem·blies.
1.
an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose: The principal will speak to all the students at Friday's assembly.
2.
a group of persons gathered together, usually for a particular purpose, whether religious, political, educational, or social.
3.
(often initial capital letter) Government. a legislative body, especially the lower house of the legislature in certain states of the U.S.: a bill before the assembly; the New York State Assembly.
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EXPANDthe putting together of complex machinery, as airplanes, from interchangeable parts of standard dimensions.
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COLLAPSEMachinery. a group of machine parts, especially one forming a self-contained, independently mounted unit.
Compare subassembly.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English assemblee < Middle French, literally, (that which is) assembled, feminine past participle of assembler to assemble
1275–1325; Middle English assemblee < Middle French, literally, (that which is) assembled, feminine past participle of assembler to assemble
Related forms
pre·as·sem·bly, noun, plural pre·as·sem·blies.
re·as·sem·bly, noun, plural re·as·sem·blies.
self-as·sem·bly, noun, plural self·-as·sem·blies.
Synonyms
1, 2. assemblage, gathering, congress, meeting. See convention. 2. throng. 3. congress, representatives.
1, 2. assemblage, gathering, congress, meeting. See convention. 2. throng. 3. congress, representatives.
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